Dancing through Diplomacy: Ballet’s Role in United States-Soviet Union Relations
On walls throughout Russian cities, Swan Lake graffiti has been appearing. These depict the famous line of four ballerinas in the “Dance of the Cygnets” in “Swa...
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‘Massive shared territory:’ Wu Fei & Abigail Washburn on Chinese and Appalachian folk music
Abigail Washburn is a GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter and clawhammer banjo player. Chinese musical prodigy Wu Fei is master of the guzheng, the ancient...
‘Two things can be true at once:’ Leora Eisenberg on the importance of exploring Central Asian dance and music
Leora Eisenberg entered Harvard University’s Ph.D. program in fall 2021 and is studying Central Asian Soviet history. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa, summa ...
Singapore’s Emergence as the World’s Next Art Capital
Inside the iconic triple towers of the Marina Bay Sands hotel, collectors and creative fanatics alike mingle amidst brightly lit white cubes to admire painting,...
International Instability – Born from the Migration of Refugees or a Product of Political Aversion?
Migration can be thought of as a condition of evolving economic, social, and political climates. While migrants are often incorrectly interchanged with “refugee...
Restitution of African Art: the Recent Wave to Decolonize Museums
How must one reconcile with the mistakes of the past and the systems created because of them? As you enter the main floor of the Musée du quai Branly in Paris, ...
Positioning Photography in China: Liang See Tay and Elite Subjects
Background When examining the arrival of western photographers to China in the 19th century, men wielding cameras, armed with a revolutionary means of image-rep...
“Our Art is Global”: Sultan Al-Qassemi on Art and Protest in the Middle East
On February 15th, the Yale Arab Students Association hosted Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi, Emirati columnist, researcher and the Founder of Barjeel Art Foundation, to...
“Minari,” Language, and the Pain of Categorization
Apparently, through a year and a pandemic, the Golden Globes organization has yet to understand that the language of a film’s dialogue is not what defines the f...
On Belonging, Truck Art and Mexican Muralism: Art Movements and Their Legacies Around the World
“The Picasso of Pakistan” has traveled the world to show off his art. He has painted in St. Petersburg, held an exhibition in L.A., and created a piece for the ...